Second French Republic

Second French Republic was a state in France and the Low Countries (Europe) that lasted from 1848 to 1852 CE, about 4 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

It introduced universal male suffrage and abolished slavery in the colonies. Its elected president, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, seized power in 1851.

See Second French Republic on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1848 to 1852 CE

Duration

4 years

Type

State

Region

France and the Low Countries, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Paris

Came from

• July Monarchy 1830 to 1848 CE

Became

• Second French Empire 1852 to 1870 CE

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Prussia 1701 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Zulu Kingdom 1816 to 1897 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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